Journal profile

Autism : the international journal of research and practice

Publisher: Sage Publications In Association With The National Autistic Society
ISSN1362-3613 | 1461-7005 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.49
Citation rate 7.03 2,966 total citations
h5-index 70 h5 depth signal
Cited share 92.3% 410 of 444
Total citations 2,966 Citation footprint
Metric signal 8.12 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.3% 246 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 802
United Kingdom 502
Australia 222
Canada 123
China 111

Citing Fields of Research

Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1,859
Psychiatry & Psychology 182
Psychiatry 89
Linguistics & Language Studies 41
Chronobiology 26

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,097 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 444 410 cited publications
Last 12 months 220 18.3 publications/month
Open access share 51.4% 113 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 802 citing publications
Leading citing field Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1,859 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Mar. 2001-
PubMed
v5n1, Mar. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
National Autistic Society

Broad Categories

Psychiatry Psychology Neurodevelopmental Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Autistic Disorder Research

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Sungeun Kang, Priyanka Ghosh Choudhuri, Aksheya Sridhar et al.
With the growing inclusion of autistic children in general education settings, the need for effective use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in schools has become increasingly important. Leadership behaviors by principals and administrat...
02
Elle Pemberton, Elizabeth Milne, John R. E. Fox
Autistic individuals are more likely to be sexual minorities (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual). While several theories have been posited to explain this overlap, the voices of autistic sexual minorities are missing from this conver...
06
Zhen Wu, Yiwei Pu, Wei Zhou et al.
Autism is increasingly recognized across the lifespan, yet little is known about how structural social disadvantage contributes to long-term health risks among autistic adults in middle and later adulthood. Participants were identified f...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (July 1997)20011126 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper